avatar
An incarnation of a deity, particularly VishnuAn incarnation of a deity, particularly Vishnu.
» I like your avatar.
Мне нравится твой аватар.
Мені подобається твій аватар.
Мені подобається твоя аватарка.
Meaning
6 senses(Hinduism)An incarnation of a deity, particularly Vishnu.
Avatar, Avatara, Herabkunft
авата́раavatára, авата́рavatár, воплоще́ниеvoploščénije
аватарavatar, аватараavatara
the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal form
A representation within a dimension of an entity that exists outside of that dimension.
(broadly)One which serves to act in place of or on behalf of the entity; a simulacrum.
Verkörperung
воплоще́ниеvoploščénije, авата́рavatár
втіленняvtilennja, персоніфікаціяpersonifikacija
One which serves to act in place of or on behalf of the entity; a simulacrum.
(broadly)The embodiment of an idea or concept; an instantiation, especially an incarnation or personification.
a new personification of a familiar idea
A representation within a dimension of an entity that exists outside of that dimension.
(broadly)One which serves as the means through which the entity interacts with its environment; a player character or host.
One which serves as the identifying token for the entity within the dimension.
(broadly)A graphical representation of a user or persona; used in reference to any digital environment, but especially nonmetaversal ones.
Avatar
авата́рavatár
аватарavatar
(broadly)A character model, used virtually as an emulation of a user or their persona.
Examples
25 sentencesI like your avatar.
Мені подобається твій аватар. — deniko
ruМне нравится твой аватар. — odexed
Tom didn't understand why Mary chose an elephant as her online avatar.
I've just changed my avatar.
I don't like that avatar.
Why did you change your avatar?
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Hindustani अवतार (avtār) / اوتار (avtār), from Sanskrit अवतार (avatāra, “desBorrowed from Hindustani अवतार (avtār) / اوتار (avtār), from Sanskrit अवतार (avatāra, “descent of a deity from a heaven”), a compound of अव (ava, “off, away, down”) and the vṛddhi-stem of the root तॄ (tṝ, “to cross”) (whence तरति (tarati)). First attested in c. 1784 in The Hindu Wife or The Enchanted Fruit, by William Jones.
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Forms
plural: avatarsSynonyms
4 synonyms- a new personification of a familiar idea:embodimentincarnation